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ASSIZE INTtLLIGENCE. LANCASTER,FRIDAT, Aua. 18. The trial of Wakefield is Raid to be fixed for Monday morning. The prisoners, Alexander APKeand, or Keand, and Michael Weald, were put to the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bates, at 'Winton near Man chester, on the 22d of M a y. Mi c h ae l was 1:14o charged with abetting, aiding, and assisting. The elder prisoner is a middle-sized man, about 30, and with an habitual expres sion of countenance bordering on a Mile. Michael M`Keend is of low stature, about 2i years old, and has a gravity 'of countenance bordering on doggedness. Both were dressed in blue coats and black cravats, and had the ordinary appearance of decent journeymen tradesmen. The Jury having been called over, Mr. Jones requested that no persons from Manchest e r or its neighbourhood should be sworn upon the Jury. Two gentlemen were set aside, and the Jury having been sworn, and the pri soners arraigned, they severally pleaded " Not Guilty. Mr. COURTENAY opened the indictment, and Mr. Ser pent CROSS stated - the case to the Jury as it was detailed in the following evidence Martha Bleary, examined by Mr. COURT/NAN—I am the wife of Joseph Bleare, a publican, residing at Winton, near Man chester; I remember that, about five or six in the evening of the 22d of May, that man (pointing to Michael MiKeend) came to our house, end asked for a glass of beer; he was alone ; I had no conversation with him • in about half an hou r th e ot h er man , Alexander, came in ; 1. had known him near twelve months ; had never seen Michael before; Alexander sold tea, and stockings, and other things, and was in the habit of calling in his travelling rounds ; when Alexander came in they did not seem to take any notice of each other for some time ; Alexander naked for a glass of ale and some hr .ad and (+eerie, and I brought it; Michael said he would thank me to bring him a knife, and he would take tome bread and cheese along with the otter gentleman, meaning Alex ander ; I supplied both with metre drink ; I went in and out of the room several times, it vra..-, the bar; they did not appear to know each other for some time ; there was a sofa in the bar ; I had an oppor tunity of looking into tlie bar when they did nage* me, andhaw them repeatedly whispering ; they were both on chairs at this tune; Alexander asked me if my husband was at home? I told him he was gone to Manchester ; they had then been above an hour in house ; he staked how lung my husband would be away ? I said J could not tell, hut I hoped he would come back as soon as pos sible; I asked him if he wanted him for any thing particular that I could ?he said he only wanted to treat him with a glass of whisky I my husband came home in the boat about eight o'clock ; Alexander shouted to him to come into the bar; he went in and vat down with them ; Alexander called for two half noggins of whisky for each ; one half a noggin is a wine glass fill. My hus band did not leave the room for many minutes that night; but he did leave it for a short time. When he was going out, Alexander said he should partake of another glass. They were served with two more noggins of whisky; while the others were drinking whisky Michael had two glance of whit', and one bottle of cider. :Between nine and ten, I saw my husband lie on the sofa, seemingly very ill, intoxicated, and I saw Alexander pour , sonic liquor into his mouth. This roused my husband, and he asked me for a glass of water. The pouring the liquor into his mouth made him dead very near—he had no sense. He cough ed, and after he drank the water ho fell asleep again. I went and sat in the kitchen. I looked into the bar and observed the two prisoners whispering very close together. I still continued in the kitchen; Michael asked me if I could let them atop all night, and I said if they could make shift with what I had, they were wel come ; when he first asked for a bed, I said we did not take in lodgers; this conversation was before dark. About ten o'clock, Michael said I must let them have a bed, as they had a good deal of money on them, and did not like to walk to Manchester at night ; I then said, if they could make shift, they were welcome ; about a quarter of an hour before they went up stairs, both went out, and remained out about a quarter of an hour ; Michael asked me if my /unhand went to bed when he was drunk ? and I said sometimes he did, and sometimes lie did not. Michael asked me if I stopped along with hiM ? and I Raid sometimes I did, and AnMetimes I did not. He then asked if their bed was ready, and I told them it was. My family consisted of myself and my hus band, a female servent (Betty Bates) and 'a boy. I told Betty Bate* to take a candle and show them the bed they were to go to : it was a doubleAcrlded room, over the kitchen. The boy, William Higgins, who is between 14 and lti, slept in that room, in the other bed. The boy had gone to bed about nine o'clock. It wax after II when I told the maid to light the prisoners to bed. I saw her bring the candle, to light the men up stairs ; and the prisoners left the her, Alexander going first. I don't believe the prisoner Michael ever went up stairs. [Here the witness appear ed hint, and took her bonnet off; she had dreadful marks of wounds across the forehead, and under the left eye.] About two minutes after, heard Betty make a dismel Alike (cry) ; I was sit ting in the bar, where my husband was asleep; on hearing this, I took up the candle, and wasgoing out of the bar to run up stairs; I had not got one foot out of the bar into the lobby before Michael breasted me up. Mr. *Tortes submitted that this evidence might apply to another transaction,but could not he taken here. Mr. Justice Pa is ill one transaction ; it would he wicked injustice to make it 'otherwise. 't he prisoners are &t rod connected arid acting together. Examination coniimi;d.--Ife put his hand against my breast ; he had something in his band which he stuck in my neck ; he anigged (dragged) me upon my knees at the tap-roOm shed door (opposite the bar) ; he Clapped his hand on my throat, and gave me this wound in the forehead.—(Here witness showed a deep wound °miler nose.)—He then jobbed the knife under my eye, and it stuck there; he then went out at the bajk-door, leaving me with a knife fast in my eye, and bleeding very much. The prisoner tried to get the knife nut, and, in doing so, pulled the handle off. I heard it drop on the floor. I remained still until I heard the back-door Open. While he was with me he held me by the throat, so that I could not cry out. When I rose front my knees I heard a whistle at the hack-door; I ran to the cot tage of Richard Andrews, who lived near, and' who is married to my niece, and gave the idarni. 'The boy William Higgins came running to me in the garden, in his shirt. I was carried home. Crow-examined by Mr. D. F. , Jotim..-:4 had not known Michael before. The prisoners did not at first seem to know' milt other, until after my husband came home, and then I !bunt, out that they knew each other. Two . persons , one Jones, from poles, and Thomas Partington, were In the house a part of the time prisoners were there; it was about ton o'clock. A roan named Nelson hail been also there, drinking ; I did not perceive that Michael ever went up stairs at all ; and I never sew Alexander down stairs after the time he went up with the girl. When I heard the,ery I was coming out ; Michael was reared up against my bar-door; the girl wart a maid-servant, and not a woman of any property; she had ;is ; a-week ; she was about 41 years of age; the man who lives near me is named Thomas Valentine; he has nobody in the house but his wife. There are only two cottages near mine; when Michael first came in, there was niihody in the house bait myself. Re-examined—There were no other guests in the house at the time the prisoners were going to bed ; I locked the doors, and sin sure there Was nobody else in the house when they went from the bar to go to bed ; I lost sight of them both, and can't say, of my own knowlidge, where they went ; nobody told them that the boy teas sleeping up stairs.. By Mr. D. F. loNts—Th e hoy had been shout in the evening, and they ought have seen him. By the Couscr—The back door was only latched ; the front door was locked ; a dub was held hi the house, are there was some mon ey of theirs in the house: the other men, who had been drinking, went away of their own accord. Mr. n. 1 1 . Jouste—Pray, my I.ord, estk the witness if the landlord turned them out ? Mr, Justice pw—The queition is ve r y r idi cu l ous, b ut I ' ll put it. p, j o yes—l am sorry to hear your Lordship say so; I wish to have it put. Mr. Justice PASS—Wm your husband asleep St ten o'clock? —Witness—He was, my Lord. Mr. Justice PARE—Then he did not turn the people out?... Re did not, my Lord. Joseph Wears, examined by Sergeant Canss.—l am the land. lord of the public-house at Winton; I had known the p erson of Alexander hi'Keand for thirteen or fourteen months beforethe day in question ; be called at m y hous e about every t hree wee ks, on a Friday; I came home sober on the Monday ev ening I 1:ot the two prisoners in the bar ; tvhen I went in, A l exander as ked me if I would go into the bar, and take a glass of something with him ; I refitsed at first, but he pressed me so much, tha t liefor a ti i ! took eay,thing to eat, I went in and had a glass of w hisky n water ; I then went tri get something to eat, leaving my glass on the table ; I was absent from five to ten minutes, and returned, taking the same seat I had before. I thought my glass was stronger, ,tlian usual, and asked for some more water. I had two glasses, whi c h my mistress but whether they pit any more in I can't say. After I haul been in their company some time I fell asleep on the sofa.' I don't recollect a glints being put to my lips. A friendly society met at my house j • they kept their strong box there; that is generally 'known. We hall had a public dinner, of at; Orange Society, at our house on the previous Saturday. I received from 201. to 251. on that day. The strong-box generally contained 301. I cannot tell the art:taunt in the Orange So ciety's box, After being asleep some time, I was intoxicated and confused, and Aid not know what I was doing. .1 had never felt so from a similar quantity to what I thought I had taken before; I bad 'often drank tour or five noggins of whisky without being intoxicated ; I was awakened by a striking against the bar-Wall of the passage, and the lungs falUhg down inside the bar; who made the noise I don't know ; I got up, and the first thing I saw was my wife all over blood ; it was getting day-light then; it was one o'clock, or rather turned of one ; in consequence of what I was told, I went in pursuit of those men; I went as far as Warrington, which is about 13 miles, but did not find them : I saw my wife bloody, and kneist the maid was wounded, before I went in pursuit; I bad sold a canary-bird and cage to Alexander on the Whitsun-week twelve months. In a week after what hap pened, I went before Sir P. Musgrave, at Appleby, and saw both prisoners there; I recognized them immediately; I had no doubt of their.being the men; Michael hung his head as soon as he saw me; Alexander did not seem so much dauntei they had go tt en their whiskers shaved off, and their ".oat-sleeves appeared to have been washed from above the sleeves ; they wore blue coats, as they do now, and' Michael 'had the same striped waistcoat on that he hap at present. Cross-examined by Mr. D. F. Jortzs.-1 had had a gill of porter at Manchester, and 4 share of a tankard of porter between three at the bout-house, and two glasses of whisky and water, as I thought. All this would not make me tipsy. Other men came into my house that evening, but, to my knowledge, I had not any dispute with any of them about more drink, or about turning them out. Some of the men are here. If I turned them out, I don't recollect. 1 went to Appleby, knowing that two men were in custody upon this charge. Some men belonging to the code. ties came from so far as Manchester ; prisoners did not belong to the clubs; the money in the boxes was only known to me and to the clubs ; the boxes were kept in my bed room ; neither of the boxes were kept in the bar; prisoners had not been in my room that I know of. Mr. Sergeant Caoss—When you was asleep on the sofa, could you prevent them from going into your room? Mr. Justice PARK—That is a question very like Mr. Jones's. Mr. Sergeant Caoss—My lord, that is the reasop I put it. Mr. D. F. JorassMy Lord, I have a very anxious duty to discharge. lam anxious to discharge it to the best of my ability. To witness by the Count—We had no talk shout the Orange societies ; there was a paper on the chimney piece, which Alex ander took down, observing, that the admission to the Orange Societies was Ins. 6d. The friendly society was what is called a Female Sick Club. Thomas Parkington, examined by Mr. CouItTENAY.---I was in Bleant's public-house about ludf-past eight, on the 22d of May ; I stopped about an hour ; I sat in the tap-room, opposite the bar; I saw the two prisoners sitting in the bar, on the sofa with the landlord ; I had seen Alexander before at Blears', in the bar; I remember Blears coining from the bar to the kitchen, and then I saw Alexander pour something from his glass into Blears's ; he then poured something from a jug, 'into his own glass; it was about a pint jug; it was pale, like water. Mr. Justice PARK.—Whisky is pale, is it not? for I don't know, I am mire. Examination continued.--The prisoners then turned and whis pered together. Cross-examined by Mr. D. F. Jorms.—l don't know if Blears left his glass empty. Landlord and prisoners were alone in the liar, and myself and four others sat in the tap-room. I went away about nine, and left in the house all I found there. There was no dispute with the landlord. Robert Wilson, Jesse Jones, and one John Blears, were in the room when I left. By the Count.-- . 11 could not see the bar from the tap-room, hut I went into the bar for a pipe. Robert Wilson, examined by Mr. Sergeant Caoss.—l went to Bleats' house about half-past eight, and remained there until near l I on the night in question ; Jesse Jones and Thotnas Parkington went with me. Parkington went away, and Jones and I went into the bar, where we remained about an hour ; Joseph Blears and these two men were there; I sat at the left hand side of Mi chael for an hour ; the landlord was awake at first ; I saw them drinking ; I saw Alexander pour his glass of whisky into Blears's, white Blears was looking another way ; he filled his own glass with water, and as soon as be had done it, he said, come Blears, yon must drink op, and he drank off his own at the same 'time. Michael Iliggins, a flue little lad, examined.-1 am 14 years . , old ; I lived with Joseph Meats at the period in Epteetion 1 went to sleep in the dnoble-bedded room about 'nine o'clock ; I had been in bed about three hours, when I was awakened by noise; I saw a man, Alexander M'Keand, whom I had known before, with his left band round Betty Bate.s's neck, and doing something that . I could not see; he appeared to be making his nonsense with her; there was a lighted candle in the window, which is between the two beds; I saw the man and the woman struggling at ,the end of the drawers, which are at the foot of my bed ; my bed had no curtains; I was then lying down in my bed; she kept saying, " Give over, and be quiet," and then I saw the blood gushing down from her throat ; this was after I had seen the prisoner's left arm round her neck ; his right arm was somehoW across the woman's neck ; he flung her down upon the neer, and she scream ed not " murder !" I saw them struggling very hard upon the floor, and then the woman got up and caught hold of his legs, and said, "I'll Mark thee, man." Ile flung her down a second time, and did something more at her, but what it was I could not see, it was at the side of her neck. • He left her then, and came to me ; I had not sat up before he came to me, nor do I know how he saw me ; when he came to me I rose up, and he put,hie lett hand on my mouth, and thrust me down again ; his hand left blood upon my fare; the woman at this time got up, and was going out of the room, and he catched her at the door I saw him struggling with her at the door place; they stood upon their feet. I got out of bed and rushed past behind the woman ; he made a grasp at me, and marked my shirt with his bloody hand, but he dui not keep hold of me ; I jumped over the banister and escaped. When I passed them he (Alexander) followed me dten stairs ; I ran out through the back kitchen, and out at the back door ; I ran round the hack of the house to the front, and he followed me to the :railing in front of the house ; I ran down by the railing and through a style, and back along a hedge and a ditch, where I concealed myself. I lost sight of Alexander and the other when I got to the rails ; they were running towards me at the time; I only got a glimpse of the prisoners' heads as I passed the bar going to bed; I knew Alexander before; he had bought a canary bird an d rage on t h e last Whitsuntide but one; I haul seen him there on one or two Occasions before this ; when he was struggling with the woman, anti when he came to me, I could see plainly he was the man who had bought the canary bird. Cross-examined by Mr. I). F. Jatres-1 had not seen Alexan der for about three months before; I had only r< glimpse of the prisoners as I was passing the bar on the night in question. I was much alarmed. I only saw one man in the room. It was moon light when 1 got out of the house. Re-examined—The candle remained in the window, and the light was on his faCe as he came up to my bed ; that gave me an opportunity of seeing his face, and knowing him. By the Con wr—There was a good deal of blood at the foot of my bed, and in the club-room. I remained in the ditch about two minutes. I then saw my mistress running past, towards An drews's, arid I went to her. Mary Andrews teas called up by Mrs. Blears on the night in question. She went into Blears's hones with a person named Button. She found a quantity of blood in the double-bedded room, and they traced it to the club •room, and there they found Elizabeth Bates lying bathed in blood, about a yard within the room ; she was quite dead. A black stock was found in the double bedded room. She found a yellow stick under the squab (sofa) in the bar, and gave it to Britton, the constable.—(Here wit ness described the situation of her aunt. She had a knife stuck under her eye, and it was without a handle. I . William Britton, a constable, was sent for on the night in ques tion. He corroborated last witness as to the state of the rooms, the finding the body, &c. He produced a black leather stock found in the double-bedded room ; there was blood upon it ; a yellow stick which he received from last witness, and also the knife taken from Mrs. Blears's' lace ; it was what iti in the country called a bread whittle ; it was abotsthine inches long, and had a sharp point; it was stuck half way into her head. (Witness produced a hank kerchief picked up in a field near the house. The production of these articles caused a strong sensation in court, but the prisoners appeared wholly unmoved.) Mr. and Mrs.' Blears re-called.—Said 'they never had any such f 4 tern ano r Awo had knife as that produced in their possession. f4itri on Williamson found the handkerchief produced in a field A behind am ßlears's house ; the hedge near where it was found appeared 51 ,v;anidnitikte"li;sttltlittotor, gone through it from the public-houoe side— ..r. . were ., traced four yards from the gap. William Hancock : 1 , ii ., :arvgce th oi r Tt ee k liel* a t t ' inv i t i da , wittiesa and I lodged ;vitintow constable eltaste, Britton. trskesracidh,iefl knowfrotn l t u k e t prisoners at the bar I have known Alexander twelve housekeeper,' him about a mouth or six weeks. Michael two years; he was, a place, Parliament-street, man( Lmonth s ; I lodged at Byrom house at first, but became tl i te sa t x ti v . iui ter b ta or . tii a a t u l Alexander lodged in .the there till the 22d of May. continued to badge day. I rated with them at Air. iloadmant, fiveg I b o l ' i c e i t on , tSal ford, which is about three and a half miles from 131ex - re n 'r e house. They went towards Pendleton, which is in the direction of Blears's house. They both wore blue coats ; Alexander had black, and Michael dark trowsers ; they wore the waistcoats they have on now. Alexander wore a black stock, such as that produced, on that day ; and the stick produced was used by him as a walking stick.—(The handkerchiefs produced).—Michael had such a handkerchief on that day. Michael bad his beard grown all round under his chin upon that occasion.' 'the ConaT—The prisoners had their whiskers trimmed small. Cross-examined.—The general description of their dress was the same as at present. There appeared no disguise in their dress. Stocks, such as that produced, were sold in the shops in Man chestei, Re-examined.--Prisoners never returned after that day. Richard Farraday, a very powerful-looking young man, living at Kirby Stephen, examined.—ln consequence of a hand-bill I had seen, I went in search of the prisoners; I overtook and passed them at Kitling, three miles from Appleby. I went to the public• home, and got assistance; and when Alexander came up, I asked him to take a glass of ale, which he accepted ; I then told him he was my prisoner, and gave him into custody ; I was going to take the other, when Ale/under was making his escape, and I seized him by the arm, and gave him to the two man ; Michael was then coming up to strike me, when I seized him and secured him.— Before the Magistrates, Alexander gave his name Matthew Kirk, and the other gave his name Carte. I looked at Alexander's hand, and found the marks on it answering the description in the hand -bill, Cross-examined.—He asked what he was taken for, and wit ness refused to tell him at first, but he told them both after he had got them into custody. Mr. Garthside,, surgeon, deposed that the death of the de ceased had been caused by the wound in the throat. Mr. Hancock was re-examined relative to the knives. Sarah Stewart was called on her recognisance, but did not appear. - Lavender deposed to several knives being in Mrs. Stewart's shop, corresponding exactly with that produced. He had offered the prisoners the pecuniary means of defending themselves, which they accepted a few days ago. Alexander M'Keand being called on for his defence, protested his innocence ; he had treated Blears, and they had both got very tipsy ; Blears struck him several times, saying, he could beat three such men as he, after which he could give no account of any thing that had happened. Michael M'Keand said, that on the day of the murder, his bro ther, whom he had not seen for a week, asked him to assist him in getting in s o me debts due to him in the neighbourhood. He sent him forward to Blear's house, telling him to have a glass of ale, and wait his coming. The prisoner then described their all drinking together, and his brother's getting very tipsy, and quar relling with the landlord ; he could give no further account; but his life hung upon a thread, and be called upon that God before whom perhaps he was shortly to appear, to witness his innocence of having committed the murder, or of ever having been aiding in such a crime. With this solemn appeal to the Almighty, he should leave his case to God, his Lordship, and to the Jury. They had no witnesses to produce, as they had not had the means of procuring their attendance. The prisoner's manner was clear and collected, and he spoke with apparent sincerity. The Jury being about to retire, Michael M'Keand again addressed t} , em, repeating his former defence, and adding, that he had re peatedly slept where large sums of money were kept, without in curring suspicion. Had he had means of procuring evidence, he could prove that he had not been intoxicated but twice since he left home, a period of six years. He begged the jury not to be prejudiced by the false statements that had appeared in newspapers. Mr. Justice PARK said, that he was ignorant of any thing that had appeared upon the subject in newspapers; he was sure the Jury would decide the case strictly upon the evidence. Verdict—both the prisoners Guilty. _ _ . Mr. Justice PAIX 'then pronounced the awful sentence of the law, and ordered them for execution on Monday next, and their bodies to be dissected. Michael M'Keand then appealed solemnly to God, that he had never committed or contemplated the murder. What his brother might have done he could not say. The prisoners were then removed from the Court. Patrick Muffins, a little boy, aged eleven, was indicted for the wilful murder of Anne Bylam, aged eight, by striking her with a poker, and beating her bead against the wall, on the 22d of May last. It appeared in evidence, that the deceased, with a child of eighteen months old upon her knee, was looking at the prisoner playing skittles with another little hoy. The prisoner struck the infant for knocking down a skittle, and upon the deeeased re ' prosehiug him for it, he pursued her into the house, and seising a knife, said, " You cursed Orange—, you shall die by this knife." He then pursued her up stairs, where they were seen struggling for the poker, with which' he at last struck her on the back, and ran away. In a quarter - of an hour he was again seen in the house, beating the child's head with the poker, and knock ing it against the wall. The House Surgeon of the Manchester Hospital deposed, that he received the deceased on a Thursday, and she died the follow ing day ; she had died from inflammation of the spine, occasioned by such a blow as a poker might inflict. There was also a wound of the scalp. The prisoner urged in his defence, that' he was not eleven years of age, and the deceased had pet out her tongue at him.—Verdict, Manslaughter. The boy's father was then examined on oath, whether the son had not been before convicted of felony, and he answered in the negative.—The Judge said, if on inquiry he found this untrue, he should transport the prisoner for life. CIVIL SIDE.-SIR OSWALD 'ATOSLEY V. WAIVER. The plaintiff is lord of the manor of Manchester 1 thedefendant is a fishmonger in that town, who, having a stand in the market, also sells fish in his own house ; and the question was, the right to sell fish in any place within the town, except the markets ap pointed by the lord of the manor. It appeared from the evi dence, that the lord of the manor, so long ago as the reign of Edward 1., had the right to the tolls and standage of all markets_ within the manor, and also the right of appointing the places where these markets should he held. On this evidence, the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and at the time of delivering it, handed a paper to Mr. Baron Bullock, who tried the cause, which his Lordship, after reading, handed to Mr. Scarlett, the plaintiff's counsel. Mr. Scarlett having read the paper, observed, that the plaintiff would be happy to attend to any communication coming from so respectable a quarter. It was understood that the paper contained an opinion of the Jury, that the right should not be enforced. BRISTOL, FRIDAY, Au.. 19. MACKIENZIZ V. HANCOCK. The plaintiff is a Lieutenant in the Army, and the defendant keepe.the Angel Inn, at Warminster. The action, was brought toirecover damages for breach of contract in the sale of a mare bY the defendanit to the plainti It appeared that the plaintiff, who was quartered at Bristol in the month of January, had occasion to go to Warminster on the 25th of that month. Ile drove his own mare in his gig. He put up at the house of the defendant, where he saw another mare, which he appeared to like better than his own ; but as he belonged to a fent regiment, and avowed his ignorance in matters relating to hone% he told the defendant he must rely upon his warranting the mare in question to be sound. The defendant assured him she was sound, and a negotiation, followed, which, in the result, showed the propriety of that diffidence avowed by the plaintiff with re gard to his kno w l e d ge of horse-deal i ng ; f or h e was actually in duced to give hi s own mare his gig, harness, and 101. in money, in exchange f o r th e innkeeper's, warranted sound ! He rode the mare that evening to Bristol ; she was there found to be unsound; she had convex feet, which it was stated was a circumstance al ways rendering a horse subject to lameness. The merely having this desCription of feet was considered an unsoundness; but, the mare in question was actually lame. The plaintiff returned the mare on the following day; hut the defendant refused to forego the contract, unless he was allowed to keep the 101. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with SW. damages.. The Junax mid he thought those damages excessive. The Jury said, that, according to the evidence, they estimated what the plaintiff gave, including the 101., at 501. ; and that the defendant's mare, which he had in exchange, was worth but 15/. It was, however, agreed between the parties that the verdict shoul,l be reduced to 25/. MOSES ASlA , Aftkits V. 11°8" The parties i n t hi s case Are Jew " , residing at Bristol. The action was f or assault end battery. The scen e o f act i on was the synagogue at Bristol, where there had been a meeting of the !taxiing 'neither. in January last The defendant, who had previously held the Ace of senior warden, had been removed; and in ()HIT to insure hi. absence, a bite of 51. had been imposed upon him. This might probably have had the desired effect, if the Society had the means of enforcing obe dience; but as the defendant knew very well they had not, he attended the meeting in q ueat i en not giving hi mself any trou bl e about. the fine. —A struggle ensued, ' and the 'plaintiff receive] some blows on the head with a stick. This led to a general row in the Synagogue, and the constables were called in to separate the various combatants., *ho rn they found in great confusion, some running about with candlesticks after th e d e f en d a nt, and w abuse distributed a mong them all. Of course there a s evi dence on one side directly conflicting with that which was ad . duced on the other; and some of the witnesses were examined to points which, among their persuasion, are considered very im portant. These were chiefly with regard to the practice of issuing diplomas to certain Jews, giving them licence to kill animals to be eaten by their fellow Jews ; for it seems that Jews ought not to eat the meat of any animal which has been killed by any but Jewish hands. The conflicting evidence was thus arranged :—John Em dale and Levi Levi proved a case of assault for the plaintiff; and Jacob Maus Allman and Moses Allman gave evidence to establish a cue for the defendant. The other witnesses, unconnected with the Jewish persuasion, were the surgeon who was called in by the P laintiff ) and the Bristol constables who' had been called in to the synagogue (iring the row. The Jury, on the whole, returned a verdict for the plaintiff.— Damages, 40s. verramearewegerimet NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Bri P to O n 7/I c sf a atY pt. lll r A m t r l a g y .••- ma O x ll we ll:mkda n y t. , c h . is aj a e r s i t i y y 's ed ir fr ig: ra te Calloa Bay, last from Rio Janeiro, in 66 clays, having landed there the Spanish General Radii, who surrendered the forts of Callao to the Patriot forces, whence be intended to take his pas sage to Cadiz. The Briton did not bring any political news of moment. The war in the Bands Oriental, between the Buenos Ayrearts and the Brazilians, was still goiag on, but with so little energy, that if not concluded by an amicable treaty, it may last for years. Since the drawn battle in the River Plate between the squadrons of these two nations, Admiral Brown (the Anglo But nos Ayrean commander) had fought a single action in hie own ship, off the mouth of the River Plate, with the Brazilian frigate Netheray, Captain Norton ; but in this affair neither could claim an advantage, though both ships were severely handled. The Emperor of Brazil, on his birth-day, created his natural daugh ter, Duchess of Goyazes (the name of one of his Provinces), by which she is legitimatised. Lord and Lady Ponsonby had arrived at Rio, in the Thetis frigate, Sir John Phillimore, on their way to Buenos Ayres. The Wellesley, 74, Rear Admiral Sir George Eyre, had returned to Rio, leaving the Doris, Sir John Gordon Sinclair, in the River Plate, to protect the British interests. The Eclair, 18, Capt. Bourchier, was gone to San Blas, to collect freight for England ; she tvu expected to come round Cape Horn in August. The Ranger, 28, Lord Henry Thynne, has left Rio, to relieve the Doris. The Briton brought only about half a million of dollars, on merchants' account. Mrs. Chamberlayne, the Lady of the Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Brazil, came passenger. The Briton sailed on Wednesday, for Deptford, to be paid off. On Wednesday, his Majesty's ship Leven, 'B, Captain Wm. Fitzwilliam Owen, returned to Spithead, having been absent up wards of four years and a half, during which period she has been incessantly employed, in company with the Barracouta, 10, Capt. Vidal, surveying the Coasts of Asia and Africa, from Cape Cor moran, along the Coasts of Malabar and Surat, the whole extent of the sea-side of Persia and Arabia, the East side of Africa (in cluding Madagascar, the Scheylles, and other island.), and the Atlantic shores of that Continent, to the Gambia inclusive. A more important and interesting survey has not been accomplished for a series of years. The Leven finally left Sierra Leone on the 80th of June, in company with the Barracouta, which ship she left'at St. Jago. Commodore Bullen sailed from Sierra Leone on the 4th of June, in the Maidstone, to cruize along the coast for the suppression of slaving. The Leven sailed yesterday, for Wool wich, to be paid off. On Wednesday, the Heron, 18, Captain Tait, sailed for the South American station. Remain at Spithead— Dispatch and Philomel, In the Harbour—Victory, Melville, Spartiate, Pyra mus, Galatea, Asp, Cracker, Nightingale, Pelican, Dwarf. The Asia, 84, is preparing for commission at this port. It is supposed that she is intended for the next Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean, as the period of Sir Harry Neale's service expires in December next. The Dispatch, 18, Capt. Parsons, is refitting at Spitbead, for the Irish station. She spoke (on her passage from Accra) the Dorothy, of Liverpool, and the Boyne, of London, bound to Bom bay ; and the Rose, from London to Madras, on the 15th June, all well, about 7. N. His Excellency Sir Chas. Stuart...is hourly expected to arrive here in the Diamond frigate, Lord Napier, from Lisbon. Dis patches are received for him, to be delivered on, his arrival. We are informed that Admiral Lord Exmouth, G.C.B. will succeed Sir James Siturriares, in the command at Plymouth ; Vice-Adniirril the Hon. Chas. Elphinstone Fleming succeeds Sir Lawrence Halsted, in the West India command ; Vice Admiral Sir Edward Codrisigtrin, succeeds Sir Harry Neale, in the Mediterranean. Admiral Sir Wm. Sydney Smith, it is said, is to hoist his flag, either to command at Portsmouth or Chatham, at tho next vacancy. This day the Depot of the 60th, or the Duke of York's own Rifle Corps, marched into this garrison, from Weymouth. The vacancies on the list of First Lieutenants of Royal Ma rines, caused by the recent promotion, are to be filled up by the same number of officers of that rank (92) being called into ser vice of those who were placed on the reduced , peace establish ment. The basin in our Dock-yard, with the four docks connected there With, will be fit for service by the end of this month. It will be remembered, that these dock. and the basin were disabled by the bursting of the Dock-gates, about a year since, at the moment Of the launching of the Princes, Charlotte, since which, gates on an improved construction have been placed at the entrance of each dock, and the basin has been cleaned out, and the masonry work has been repointed, and it many places re newed. The following First Lieutenants of Royal Marines have been called in from lialf.pay, and appointed to the Plymouth Division : —Robt. Leonard, Thos. R. Thomas, John Thomas, Henry Har rington, James Shute, Chas. Robinson, Sam. Barton. It is understood that the situations of Timber Master and Mea surers (to work) in his Majesty's Dock-yards, are to be abolished, and the Clerks employed in these Offices be placed under the Master Shipwright. and Clerk of the Cheque. A Timber Re ceiver, it is said, will be appointed, with a salaiT of 300/. per annum. PORT ROYAL, • JUNJC 14.—The Druid, 46, Captain Samuel Chambers, lately arrived from England and St. Domingo, is gone to the windward station, to relieve the Hussar. It is gratifying to know the reception of Charles Mackenzie, Esq., and of J. Mackenzie, Esq., the Consuls, with Captain Fisher and Mr. Bishop, at Hayti, was very gratifying. 'They were received at Port-au-Prince with all the honours that could be bestowed upon their rank. Their services will prove of great importance to the trtti h T ig h h e eet th l e 2 nz i m n e t t e r, su in n. t — he English merchants there. The French frigate Medee, a brig, and s a h i ati cl e u7 a n t el p . , or w t.. e a r u e .p ly r i i n n g ee, at wa t e he 92 At Port Royal it is 86 in the shade. The squadron on the sta tion are healthy —Hampshire Telegraph. DEVONPORT, Aua. 21.—The Navy Board completed their official duties here on Wednesday, and on Thursday morning pro ceeded in the Comet government steam-vessel for Milford. It is understood that many important alterations will he made in the Dock Yard, hut the arrangements will not take place for some time. It is said that the situations of Timber Master and Mater Measurer will be abolished ; and in lieu of these offices a Timber Receiver and Timber Converter, to he appointed with a salary of 800/. a year each, the latter to have an assistant at 1801. a year. The sub-measurers, in addition to their present duties, to assist the foremen of the yard in inspecting the execution of the works, and keep an account of the expenditure of materials used in building and repairing: The artificers to be allowed a weekly sum as subsistence money, and the balance of their earnings quarterly. The clerks in the measurer's office are to be placed under the clerk of the cheque and the master shipwright. Fifty shipw r i g h ts were chosen . by lot on Monday to be transferred to Pembroke Yard, twenty of whom are to proceed thither on Monday. The peace establishment of shipwrights for this yard is fixed at six hundred, but at present they amount to 964. A gradual reduction will take place to the prescribed num ber by removing the extra hands to other yards, as additions are made to the convict establishment. On Wednesday. Sir Byam Boyle, accompanied by C omm i e. Martin and th e H on . Courtenay sioner Shield, visited the Breakwater, and minutely inspect e d t h e new plan of facing, • a dopted in consequence of the effect s o f t h e storm in 1824, and the general progress of that great work, with which they appeared highly pleased. During the mu ster of the arti fi cers of the D oc k- yard before the Navy Board on Monday last, those their disciple s of oin .., na outuizott, whose length of beard pr oclaimed faith,' tyre desired to stand aside until the names of the others had been called over. At the conclusion they were addressed by Sir Th omas Yam Martin, who observed, that although he had nothing to do with their religious opinions, yet it would be far more decent for them to endeavour to look lik e Englishmen and Christigas; and at the same time he would state that the Navy Board could never think bf placing ap prentices under their care and superintendence whilst they retained their present disgusting the appearance. Th e muster being concluded before twelve o'cloc remainder of the day was given as a holiday. to Bangor, is at anchor at the back of the road in a most perilous Eliubeth of Barmouth, hound situation. Alm. I Er..stsnait, AIJG. 12.--The Minerva, Christian, from Memel to Hull, has put in here leaky, and it is supposed must discharge part of her carp. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank StoCk., 203 South Sea Stock — 37per Cent. Red 79% % Old Annuities ..... 3 per Cent. Cons. 79%14 New Ditto 3' per Cent. ‘ Ex. Bills, £l,OO O Id 17 19 pa- Otto' Red. 9f1%% Ditto 5OO 2d 17 19 pm 4 per Cent. New.., 9.19 % Ditto Small 2d. ..... .... 13 pm. Ditto Scrip l r s% pm. Ditto Commercial 1 3 11 pm- Bank Long Ann. ... l9 5-16 % Bank for Account — India Stock lndia for Account Ditto Bonds — Cons. for Account 1844 , PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bo? td6, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds — Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct. Colombian Bonds — Ditto, 1824 '% 3 i 2 Danish, 3 per cent. % Greek Bonds — Ditto, 182.5 — Guattmala — Mexican Bonds — Do. 1823 445i 534 4 NDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, IN4 Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds — Prussian, S per cent. Ditto, New — Russian, New, S per cent. ..... ess Spanish, lt2l 1041 i - I€il3 _ _ French Renter. 5 p. c,...... —f, .-c. -- Exchange —t. —c. —3 per cent -4. —c. —I. —c -- Exchange • PRICES OF SHARES AT CLOC K. ON P E aid O . . 13 per Sii,ir Anglo Mexica e c Mining Company f..65 Brazilian Mining Company Li 27 26 ) V 4 ti Bolivar Mining Company 43i 5 General Mining Association 5 7i Potosi LS Pas and Peruvian Assoc. Real del Monte Mining Company • 4OO Ditto New l5O United Mexican Mining Company 22% PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock Go'r. , Stock, 3% per cent. 85 4% 5 Ditto,l4ew 4 per Cent. Jew 93% Gov. Deb. 3% per cent 8541 Consols, 3 per cent. 77,c RoyalCanalStock - Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent. Ballast Office Deb. 4 per cent. - MA Arrived, Due. 2 Dublin 2 Waterford 0 2 Donaghadee 0 0 Guernsey & Jersey 0 0 Lisbon 1 Gottenburgh ...... I I Harnburgh 0 1 Holland 0 log 114 TUCKS, AUG. 18. St. Patrick Insurance ............ Royal Irish Ditto ...... . ........... National Ditto ...................... -- Patriotic Ditto ...................... Hibernian Bank .................. Provitici.sl Ditto ............... Royal Irish Mine .................. Imperial Miae ...................... Fish Shares ........................... New Brighton .. LS. Arrived. IFrartee .........»••••• IFland.trs. ......... ; 0. Jamaica • ....... • ... 0 O Leeward Jalands ... 0 O Malta .....•••••••••.•• 0 O ...... ••• . 0 O Brasil ........ 0 0 Buenos AM, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-51010° Morning 99 minutes after 4. I Evening 55 minute/ atter tht ATAI. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1926. We have received the Paris 'papers of Thursday and Friday last, with the Etoile or Saturday nor nill g . Their contents are not important. The Eloik has letter from Madrid, d a ted the 9th inst., in which it s ri stated, that new disturbances have broke' inLit, in ea ous parts of Portugal ; but we think that iuts i ose of N r P bears proofs of being a fabrication, for the p exciting doubts as to the general feeling in ff 9s e rtu fts being in favour of the New Order of things , an its ° stability. The Quotidienne, however, gives N l° , d information, and .the Moniteur has .an article, (Is Lisbon, August 6, in which it is Stated, that at Chay. is the Count D'AMARANTE has issued a Proclamati° in favour of DON MIGUEL, but this evidently refers to the circumstances which occurred in the middle of lot month, and which we' know the result of. Private Correspondence in the Quotidienne, mentions that the INFANTA REGENT has despatched to Fanut - NAND an autograph letter, complaining bitterly of he conduct of the Spanish authorities, in permitting th Portuguese Regiments which had deserted, to enter Spain with colours flying and music playing. The following are extracts of these papers :--- (From the Etoile, dated Saturday, August 19.) PARIS, Auc. 18.—We have received letters from &tided 'of the 9th of August, to the following effect : An extraordinary Courier has brought us news from Portugal ) The Infanta had a grand drawing room on the occasion of the oath to the Charter. The Nuncio, the Spanish Ambassador, Oa the Russian Charge d'Affaires were not present. The Ministec of Prussia went, after having made a kind of declaration of refere e' However, those Members of the Diplomatic Body who Wer e ff present at the taking of the oath, went, two days after* to Court, to compliment the Princess Regent. aain The revolutionary cockades of the prec e ding ye a rs oPPr...„ - , g ar in the str ee t s , w h ere t h e M on k s , an d even t h e secular C' e '°"' e . insulted. y ere ct The Princess R e g en t ha s wr itt en to G enera l Saldanha , !pan of Opo r t o , pra i s i ng hi s con d uct aga i nst t h e partizans o f . 1 o f Miguel, and mentioning her inability t o govern w ith a CI: 01( 1 v .. Regency, which, by virtue of the Charter, she is going to di gil °, While these things were going on at Lisbon the proiinc" o s' came the theat re oiAnti-Conetitutional re - ac ti on in favour of D Miguel. Fresh troubles have broken out at Oporto, Evora, Chaves, and Braganca. The province of Tras-os-Montea in pt ticular is greatly agitated. The nephew o f G en eral Silveirs ed the head of a party of Royalists. Several General Office," ; 00 gone to Spain • the soldiers who go to Sp . a ain are disarmeo . . t io as they enter :he Spanish territory. Th e p ortugu pee " on the frontiers, in conformity with cartels of exchange* h _ d a m, claimed these detachments from the G overnor o f Badajoe , " has referr o ed them to his Government. M. Gmez, Charge d'Affaires of Portugal at Madrid, has sent his resignation to his Court. (From the Quolidienne.) (PRIVATE coattetronnenca). theA u to n w . n 7 o T T T att he a r r e ita ha , i s n .e A l r w rag n o r ; m th e er a L th ibe tr o l o i r a t: ficulty that the authorities were able to restore tranquilii t P t his , seems that the events now passing in Portugal gave rust t° A telf These scenes may he renewed in several places hut, fort°. t ho troubles ß oy l a A li D s l te in o p f ' th a t place came to blows, and it was not without. I , for our tranquillity, the English are generally considered 4 1 ; r oe authors of the political changes at Lisbon, and the hats them them is a preservative aga i nst t h e i ntr i gues in the Pitnio'a r i i oen The emigration from Portugal continues every day, 7 0 01 goes on increasing. A whole regi vent of cavalry haver ; „ bah themselves to San Juan, w h o commands at Badajoe• 11"1„gw came from Alentejo. It i s sa id t h at a regiment of infortrY—,;ra rison at Estremos, have also arrived at Badajos. pur r efug , meet has ordered that all the Penn s -pest soldiery who tal $ tiroilTynS::ininialt,hteshnealeenwl t d sr e ef l ro i o v fm er Esi u ..t p irl t na e d ir utir a ya r, thatut itclhebeprovsenitoeto T O. 7: 000 ' of r or Montero had risen en maaae against the new Constitution• de, the Bishops in the North of Portugal has, in like mater, fek lowed d d himself againstnesexlafmple. This it p it, andrethlaetewhhas deole oeiedfishis bishopric i, t h i s the b ,i o ( tution was not obligatory, from the Emperor Don re l ld, and under the influence of the r evo l u ti on i sts o f th e New I " 4n tr arl that that P r i nce h ad put his signature to arraugemen t l : .„ to the laws b y w hi c h h e re i gned over the Portuguese "1"- (From the Gr . )' astilutionnel.) PORTUGAL. EXTRAC FROM a - 1;1;1; Z I.ZIIIIIA.} n " LissoN [ , A UG . 2.— T A personal a tt en d an t of the Priner ° o e. 01 gent has just set out as courier for Madrid, bearing en 2'l rib letter from her Royal Highness to his Majesty iCi n g.„jains nand VII. The Infanta I sa b e ll a M ar i a, i t i s ass erted, E 6l "`,ying bitterly in this letter of the Spanish Military Governors "iost, so scandalously violated th e pr i nc i p l es o f t h e eight. Of nit per the social duties, and the rules of good neighbourhona, t he misting whole regim en t s , i n a state of open rebellion 2 1 6 11 P i otr legitimate Govern ment, to enter the territory of a friendly r with " The Spanish colours flying and music la in Go vernment p ca y nn g ot . tion of all rights; and it is, at least, a new and painful pr n° the anarchy which still reigns in Spain." 00f , FREW ," P L-1 • uND5 , ....P.4. tut, Ana. 18.—Five per C en :'s to cki 5 " 4, *; ; Three per Cents. opened at 66f. 10e. i ; Rent's de Naples, 72f. 50c. ; Rentes deEll' a f — ' 'loyal Spanish Loan, 46 f. ; Hayden Loan, 672 f. s°c"' change on London, one month bills, 26f. Ou rs thentique. he a stranger to this of By the Trinidad Papers, which reached town Saturday, t o th e 2d ult., we are put in possessit' a l the foll ow i ng l e tt er , c onveying instructions from 4r BATHURST ) to Lieutenant• Colonel YOUNG, who big